#stromer deserves to be happy

[anxsity]

booooooooooo we deserve that second pointttt

2.39 (via mads) ⭐ / 5 ⭐

tbh knew we were gonna lose the second i saw dowder, stromer, kuemper, protas, tvr kiddos were all there. they cant ever stunt in front of their children it just doesnt happen. kinda dry :/ but what the fuck was cmm cooking all that time??? mantha good???? jensen???? hello????? laviolette fucking WISHES he had what cmm has. chuckie i hope ur not hurt, get better over the break babe. oh and also lapierres nickname is "lapdog" which is just amazing. anyway. happy holidays or whatever

[pvtchurch]

@ghostgeno tagged me on this!! thank you 🫶

Tell me about:

1. The thing that got you hooked on hockey

so I dont think there was one singular thing. to sum up my hockey origin story, it's that me and @nbl-str-nvs were lamenting the state of f1 at the end of the 2022 season, and decided to jump ship to hockey together; so I started watching habs games and just really enjoyed it... (it was not my first exposure to hockey obviously, being from where I'm from, but that's when I actually got into it)

2. Your first ever fandom friend

rayleene @nicohischier!!! it was during the playoffs, I was confused about empty netting, so I asked under one of her posts, she dmed me, and it went from there 😭 she was my first hockey mentor (person who explained lore and rulestuff to me)

3. The jersey you would most like to own

I dont have any that comes to mind that I actually Want but I gotta say that the yotes jersey FUCKS. we need more of that.

4. YOUR player (you only get ONE so choose wisely)

you would THINK I'd say connor mcdavid here bc I'm so crazyinsane about him. or david reinbacher, who is literally my url. but NO! it's rafaël harvey-pinard. my #1 underrated guy. I love him dearly.

5. A pairing that deserves more fic

ummmm uh. honestly not a pairing type of guy. I only have 2 ships and I dont really read much hrpf these days lol

6. Your favourite on-ice moment

I'm a simple guy. I see capt nick suzuki and cole caufield hugging on the ice. I am happy.

THEN

link someone else's art/fic/etc that you love & think everyone should check out

theres literally not a single thing that I will recommend more than scheherazade. go read that 👉

AND

link something you made & are proud of & want people to see

look at my brady art boy

@twobites @largerhalf @nicohischier @xhekovsky @jimothystu @stromer <3

(and here's the link to the tag game for easier copypasting)

[tenfifteenthirteen]

Stromer deserves to play center for more than 50 seconds, and he deserves to play center with kitty on his wing. The one game in the season where they were good, dylan was at center and alex was on wing AND THEY SCORED TWICE THAT GAME WITH LESS THAN TEN MINUTES OF ICE TIME!!!! GIVE KIRBY NYLANDER OR SOMETHING FOR GODS SAKE, SEEMS LIKE NYLANDERS SPEED AND SHOT WOULD COMPLIMENT KIRBYS PUCK HANDLING AND POSSESSION ABILITY WHICH NYLANDER STRUGGLES WITH (sorry for yelling)

the thing that makes me most annoyed upset about dylan is that the hawks right now are doing exactly what arizona did to him and that was an environment he was so happy to get out of like they weren’t using him properly and weren’t allowing him to succeed people thought dylan was a bust when he was in arizona but then he came to the hawks and we could see his real potential because he got to play the way he was supposed to and they also were able to use his past with alex like they said they purposefully sought him out to play with alex and that worked really well for them :) and this season they hyped those two so much like they were patrick and jonny 2.0 but then they stopped playing them together for no reason well the reason was because they had to separate them to keep patrick off the first line but and then they moved dylan to the wing in favor of a rookie center :):):):):):) LIKE WE’RE JUST DOING TO HIM WHAT ARIZONA DID and he never spoke fondly of his time in arizona and he was so happy that the hawks seemed to know what to do with him to allow him to be successful and he was so confident and optimistic and now?????? it just makes no sense at all why they’re doing this to their own players and not even batting an eye not even trying to help them just letting them struggle out there and for what exactly and no one is calling it out no one at the hawks AT NO POINT HAVE I SEEN ANY HAWKS PERSON ASK OR EXPLAIN WHY WE DIDN’T JUST PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF LAST SEASON even after like you said WE DID THAT ONE TIME AND HAD EXCELLENT RESULTS it’s infuriating tbh :)

[anotherashley]

Kubalik almost with the hat trick again, @hockeygod please let him have it! He deserves it! Also please let stromer get back soon so kitty can get his goalscoring mojo back again!

i’m still sad he missed the empty net the other night and didn’t get one. he’s so close! on the upside he’s playing really well with jonny (and patrick when they put patrick on the top line). and i’m happy for his success so i think he’ll get there eventually. and yeah i miss my boo dylan a lot. A LOT. do we even know when shaw is due back yet? it’s been so long but that alex-dylan-shaw line worked when everyone was healthy. i’d like them to try it again.

[sidneycrosbyisawitch]

no sad antics but stromer getting his first nhl goal makes me so emotional christina i don’t even know what to DO

hold up i missed this AND BRO ME TOO. i’m so mad it happened against the devils bc my celebration wasn’t as full force as he deserved, but i literally KNEW, i just fuckin knew when i sat down to watch that game that he was going to score that night. and bruh, it was wonderful. the celly, his beautiful face so happy, the way HE YELLED, keller hugging him. it was a gorgeous moment that was so well-deserved. i can’t wait to see him click more with this team and find a rhythm and start doing the good fucking work he’s capable of doing. in dylan strome’s name we pray amen. 

[carey-pricemas]

Bumper Cars- Carter Hart

Ok here we go! Some sad Carter, but you making him feel better! What's better than that? Nothing cause Carter deserves happiness. Anyway... enjoy!

Warning: curse word

Anon Request: Hey so I know ur like super busy and it was a super long time ago but could u write a carter imagine where u help him kinda pick himself back up after world juniors (I'm still not over it) thanks a bunch!

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              "Bumper cars" you said suddenly.

              "What?" Carter's head poked up from where he laid out sprawled on the couch.

              "Come on!" you said excitedly, grabbing your shoes. "We're going out!"

              "Babe I don't-"

              "No" you said gently but firmly. "I'm tired of this. Get up, get dressed and let's GO." Carter pouted, but got up and did what you said.

              It had been a month since the World Juniors and Carter was still devastated. He still blamed himself for the loss even though the final result from the game against the US had come from a shootout.

              A friggin shootout!

              Who thought that was a good idea?

              Carter had come back to Washington as sour as ever and since the Tips had the day off, Carter had planned on moping the whole day, so you were going to distract him.

              "Ready" he said. You grabbed your car keys and purse, ushering your boyfriend out the door. "Where are we going?"

              "You'll see!" you said. "Pick the music."

              "Is it a long drive?"

              "About a half an hour."

              "Which direction?"

              "Carter" you said, giving him a look. "It's a surprise."

              "Why is it a surprise?" he asked. "Are you taking me somewhere to torture me? Maybe to let aliens eat my brains?" You rolled your eyes.

              "Get your mythical creatures right, pea brain. Zombies eat brains. Aliens just want you to take them to your leader."

              "Of course. They can eat Jules brains." You laughed.

              "You'd let them torture Noah?"

              "They wanted the leader" he said, chuckling.

              "Not Coach?" you asked, giving him a quick glance.

              "Nah. He always tells us to talk with Jules first before we come to him since he's the captain. I'll stick with throwing him under the bus."

              "At least you're consistent" you said laughing. Carter shrugged.

              "What can I say? He shouldn't have deked me in practice yesterday." You laughed as you looked at him. With his mind distracted, Carter looked more like the carefree boy you fell in love with when he came to Everett.

              "Here we are!" you said pulling into the almost empty parking lot. Carter leaned forward in his seat to read the sign.

              "Family Fun Center?" he asked looking at you.

              "And Bullwinkle's Restaurant" you said, grinning. "Every time I had a bad day growing up, my dad would bring me here and we’d do everything we could. So now, I'm doing that with you."

              "Really?" he asked. He looked at the building before looking back at you. "This is really... sweet actually."

              "Did you think I was going to be mean?" you asked, slightly teasingly. Carter shrugged.

              "I mean I did-"

              "Don't" you said, stopping him. "News flash Carter, hockey is a team sport. You didn't lose it alone and you didn't win anything alone. There were 21 other boys on that roster who feel the same way you do right now. And Stromer probably feels worse. But no one on the Tips said jack. You know why that is, Carter?" He looked at you and shook his head. "Because they respect you. They respect your talent and you as a person. It was a very shitty ending, but it happened. The moment we walk through those doors," you pointed at the front doors of the building, "everything about the Worlds is gone. Ok?" Carter was silent a moment as he thought your words over.

              "Ok" he finally said. You both climbed out of the car and made your way inside. As the door closed behind him, Carter took a deep breath and you could see some of the tension leave his shoulders.

              "What do you want to do first?" you asked, leading him toward the ticket line.

              "Bumper cars" he said. "Definitely bumper cars."

              "I'm the queen of bumper cars" you said, winking at him. Carter chuckled.

              "Challenge accepted."

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Ok there you have it! Poor Carter and the boys! What a really crappy ending for Canada.... Let me know what you thought! Up next: Kevin Hayes!

[drabblemesilly]

Connor McDavid #15 + Dylan Strome #6

Requested by Anon:  Hi!! I was wondering if you could write an imagine about the reader going to world juniors with Connor mcdavid to support team Canada and Dylan strome? Thanks so much!!

*You’re welcome and thank you too! This is more of a frienship thing than a romantic drabble but I really enjoyed writing this one. I hope you like it too. :)*

Word count: 982

“What?” you asked pointedly when Connor gave you a look of amusement. Passing him the sign that you stayed up all night making for his best friend, you asked him, “why are you looking at me like that?”

He shrugged, putting the sign under his armpit, “I like your outfit.”

“Oh shush,” you rolled your eyes, “I’m just showing my support for your best friend,” you told him, knowing that he’s going to get a kick out of your Team Canada number nineteen jersey, red toque, red war paint, and black jeans.

Everyone who knows Dylan Strome and Connor McDavid knows they’re best of friends. Heck, half of the hockey world was heartbroken when Dylan was sent back to Erie mostly because of his Connor McDavid connection. And then there was you, little old you, who Dylan always teased was getting more quality time with Connor.

You almost laughed when you remembered that one time, after Dylan went back to Erie, you and Connor went to visit him in Pennsylvania. He was ecstatic when he saw your boyfriend and instantly, his face fell when he realized that you tagged along.

“No McStromer alone time?” he asked, teasingly glaring at you.

Connor sniggered, “sorry, bud,” he said, giving his best friend a one-armed hug before looking back at you, “someone managed to tag.”

Dyl just rolled his eyes and dragged Connor inside his apartment.

You would punch him but you knew he was just playing. Connor says Dylan’s just salty but you know that he’s just teasing you because he’s protective of his best friend. You’re not close, you really don’t talk much just the two of you, except for the occasional messages here and there but you’ve grown fond of Dylan Strome and you would fight tooth and nail for that guy.

You have come to think of Dylan like family and families stick together.

So here you were, at the first game of the WJC, together with eighteen thousand people, ready to lose your voice cheering for one of the most important people in the life of the most important person in yours.

Go Stromer!

Connor put his arm around you as you entered from the back of the arena, “you know he’s not going to see this sign right?” he chuckled, “our seats are far up.”

You grinned at him, “that’s why you’re going to take a picture of me holding it,” you said, “and anyway, it’s the thought that counts.”

Today was the only day you were going to be able to watch a game live so you’re going to make it count. You’re prepared to lose your voice and your sanity, albeit temporarily, to cheer for Team Canada and you already know that you won’t be regretting anything in the morning.

“Oh hey,” Connor stopped walking before looking down at you, “we’re here early, you think we can see them before they warm up?”

You shrugged, “you’re the one who knows the protocol.”

Connor chuckled, “we have time,” he said before leading you down to a hallway that you thought would open up to where the locker rooms were.

“It’d be funny if we end up in Russia’s locker room,” you sniggered, “like, hi homies!” you said cheerfully, “good luck but not really.”

Chalk it up to them having telekinetic power when it comes to each other but Dylan strode out of the double wooden doors just as you round the corner. He was in his Team Canada hockey hoodie and tights.

“Stromer!” Connor yelled to catch his attention.

Dylan turned to look at you, his face brightening when he realized who just called him. He skipped, like the actual kid that he is, over to you and gave Connor a big bear hug.

“Davo!!” he said excitedly, shifting from one foot to another, “you’re here!!”

You cleared your throat, “me too!” you said cheerily.

Dylan glanced at you and groaned, leaning over to whisper to Connor, “you know who to blame if we lose.”

“Which you won’t, dummy,” you said, stepping forward and giving him a tight hug, “I saw you in your promotional pictures,” you tapped his right chest, “the ‘C’ looks good, cap!”

Going back to the OHL was a good thing for Dylan to prove his critics wrong. He was ready for the NHL, he was good enough, he was deserving of the third overall pick. When he was given the captaincy of the under-twenty team, you gave him a big fist bump from Edmonton. He deserved that too.

“You’re going to be great,” you told him.

“She believes in you so much,” Connor said, “that she even made you this,” he unfolded the sign he was holding and showed it to his best friend, “it’s giving me second hand embarrassment.”

Dylan cackled when he saw the picture of him you superimposed on a Speedo-wearing model with the words that read, ‘you’re not Davo but you make me proud-o.’

Dylan held his hands up in surrender, “you suck,” he was still cackling, “please don’t raise that at any point during the game.”

Connor ran a hand through his hair, “I won’t wish that sign for me,” he pulled you closer to give you a quick kiss in the head, “but as she says, it’s the thought that counts.”

That softened Dylan’s face and he took a few beats to look at you and Connor, “thanks guys,” he told the both of you, giving you each a squeeze, “I’m really happy you’re here.”

Connor smacked the back of his head, “what are you talking about, goof? Where else would we be?”  he snorted.

Dylan grinned, “you’re solid,” he said, backing away, “I’m gonna make you proud,” he chuckled before giving you a wave and walking back into the room.

“Hey,” Connor called out, “break a stick eh?”

Dylan gave you and Connor one last smile before joining the rest of his team.

They won that night and you raised the sign like it was Simba at the start of The Lion King.

[tazertime]

The Chicago Coyotes need to combine their powers for all the goals & assist tonight! Get Murphy a Birthday goal too!! So thoughts on the Hammer-Murphy trade...I read an anon say OEL told his GM he wanted to play with hammer but Murphy just signed his contract & was his d-partner. When bowman called about murphy the yotes GM was happy to make that trade. - Defense Anon

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CONNOR!!!!! (that means hawks win right?)

I think I saw that same anon! idk I didn’t know much about the yotes team before they became our biggest trading partner, so I don’t think I can speak to that drama. If that’s true tho, wow.

Stromer, Perls and Murph deserve to have their best game of the year tonight. And the only Yotes that are allowed to score are Vinnie and Panik any other goals aren’t valid and don’t count I don’t make the rules (I’d say Hammer but he tends to block shots not take them. istg his body is made of vibranium or smth)